diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/ChangeTargetPacket.java b/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/ChangeTargetPacket.java
index 4432b93..1c1b1a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/ChangeTargetPacket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/ChangeTargetPacket.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class ChangeTargetPacket {
 	}
 	
 	public static void encode(final ChangeTargetPacket packet, final PacketBuffer buffer) {
-		Network.writeVersionInfo(buffer);
+		Network.writeVersionInfo(buffer, false);
 		buffer.writeEnum(packet.hand);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/ChargeTotemPacket.java b/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/ChargeTotemPacket.java
index 8194758..2a88b48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/ChargeTotemPacket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/ChargeTotemPacket.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class ChargeTotemPacket {
 	}
 	
 	public static void encode(final ChargeTotemPacket packet, final PacketBuffer buffer) {
-		Network.writeVersionInfo(buffer);
+		Network.writeVersionInfo(buffer, false);
 		buffer.writeEnum(packet.hand);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/Network.java b/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/Network.java
index 48e4caf..538a132 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/Network.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/Network.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 public class Network {
 	public static final String VERSION = TotemOfReviving.MOD_ID + "-net-1";
 	private static final Pattern NET_VERSION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(TotemOfReviving.MOD_ID + "-net-\\d+$");
-	private static final Pattern MOD_VERSION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+$");
+	private static final Pattern MOD_VERSION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("Forge-^\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+$-^\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+$");
 	
 	public static SimpleChannel channel;
 	
@@ -41,21 +41,25 @@ public class Network {
 				.add();
 	}
 	
-	public static void writeVersionInfo(PacketBuffer buffer) {
+	public static void writeVersionInfo(PacketBuffer buffer, boolean senderIsServer) {
+		buffer.writeBoolean(senderIsServer);
 		buffer.writeUtf(VERSION);
 		buffer.writeUtf(TotemOfReviving.getVersion());
 	}
 	
 	public static void checkVersion(PacketBuffer buffer) {
-		String serverNetVersion = readNetVersion(buffer);
-		String serverModVersion = readModVersion(buffer);
+		boolean senderIsServer = buffer.readBoolean();
+		String serverNetVersion = (senderIsServer) ? readNetVersion(buffer) : VERSION;
+		String serverModVersion = (senderIsServer) ? readModVersion(buffer) : TotemOfReviving.getVersion();
+		String clientNetVersion = (senderIsServer) ? VERSION : readNetVersion(buffer);
+		String clientModVersion = (senderIsServer) ? TotemOfReviving.getVersion() : readModVersion(buffer);
 		
-		if (!VERSION.equals(serverNetVersion) || !TotemOfReviving.getVersion().equals(serverModVersion)) {
+		if (!serverNetVersion.equals(clientNetVersion) || !serverModVersion.equals(clientModVersion)) {
 			throw new MismatchedVersionException(
 					String.format("The server and client are running different versions of [Micle's Totem of Reviving]." +
 							"Try updating this mod on either the client and or the server." +
 							"Client version is %s (%s). Server version is %s (%s)",
-							TotemOfReviving.getVersion(), VERSION,
+							clientModVersion, clientNetVersion,
 							serverModVersion, serverNetVersion)
 			);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/ReviveTargetPacket.java b/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/ReviveTargetPacket.java
index b7e0c35..f998eb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/ReviveTargetPacket.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/micle/totemofreviving/network/ReviveTargetPacket.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class ReviveTargetPacket {
 	}
 	
 	public static void encode(final ReviveTargetPacket packet, final PacketBuffer buffer) {
-		Network.writeVersionInfo(buffer);
+		Network.writeVersionInfo(buffer, false);
 		buffer.writeEnum(packet.hand);
 	}